Where does “pakúa” come from?

pakúa (Nheengatu) comes from Old Tupi pakoba, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pakoβ — a fruit or plant similar to the banana.

pakúa (Nheengatu): banana

Definitions

  1. banana

Ancestry of “pakúa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupipakobabanana
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*pakoβa fruit or plant similar to the banana
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pakoβ →Every word from Old Tupi pakoba →
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